Climate politics
Obama reaction: Sierra Club, WWF & scientists on climate pledge
Climate change took a central role in President Obama’s second inaugural address as he called for the US to seize the opportunities it presents
Obama calls on US to seize opportunity of clean energy revolution
President uses his second inauguration speech to warn on the dangers of ignoring climate change and says sustainable energy is at heart of maintaining “economic vitality”
Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia meet to discuss Kyoto
Representatives will gather in Minsk to determine future participation in landmark climate change treaty
Mexico’s climate law under threat as car efficiency measures eased
New government gives car makers concession to ward of threat of legal challenge to ambitious carbon reduction legislation
David Cameron cannot opt out of EU climate policy
Comment: British Prime Minister needs to recognise that EU climate legislation is critical to efforts to avoid dangerous global warming
Energy and green jobs priorities for Irish EU Presidency
Ireland PM Enda Kenny aims to integrate green growth into country’s climate and energy policy priorities during its six-month presidency
USA says 2015 may be last chance for global UN climate change deal
Lead US negotiator Todd Stern calls for a flexible deal that distributes responsibility in a way that represents the modern world
UN climate chief says domestic climate laws will underpin 2015 deal
The fate of a global deal on emissions reductions depends on how ambitious governments are at home, warns Christiana Figueres.
UK climate chief warns of ‘unpleasant’ organisations blocking action
Head of UK’s Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben says fossil fuel and industry lobbies are actively funding attempts to slow efforts to address climate change
Kazakhstan and Croatia join world’s carbon trading schemes
Countries become latest in long line to establish emission trading schemes in effort to reduce their greenhouse gas output
Mexico, China & Vietnam setting pace with new climate change laws
Report from Globe International highlights ambitious legislation from Mexico, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia in 2012
$180m boost for World Bank forest carbon fund
Climate change and deforestation fund receives new donations from Norway, Germany and Finland
What next for the Green Climate Fund after Doha dud?
With little enthusiasm to make public money flow how on earth will the great green hope for the developing world be financed?
Legislators backed to address causes of climate change at London summit
Speaking ahead of first ever GLOBE Summit of Legislators, John Gummer, chief of UK’s Climate Change Committee, says lawmakers are key to combating global warming
Indian minister’s advisor calls for year-long UN climate talks
Senior Indian Minister’s right hand man Varad Pande says ramping up talks to as much as 150 days a year punctuated with ministerial interventions is way best forward
Leading NGOs launch initiative to account for climate finance
Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative launched by Oxfam, ODI and WRI aims to examine whether funds are going to the right places and meeting real needs
Philippines climate chief invites leaders to visit typhoon devastation
Naderev ‘Yeb’ Sano says climate ambition could be raised if politicians see chaos caused by climate induced disasters
Schwarzenegger: California will lead US climate action
Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says the State’s newly opened cap and trade scheme is a “blueprint” for future American climate action
10 climate questions that need answering in 2013
RTCC explores the major issues likely to dominate the climate change debate in the year ahead
Seoul Mayor calls for climate funds to be channelled through cities
Park Won Soon says cities are the most effective vehicle to overcome the ‘deadlock’ of the international climate talks